Connecting Credit Cards with the Social Web
Twitter's founder talks about his new business, and getting people to share details of their purchases online.
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Tom Simonite
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I’m MIT Technology Review’s IT editor for hardware and software and enjoy a diverse diet of algorithms, Internet, and human-computer interaction with chips on the side. Working in our San Francisco office, I cover new ideas about what computers can do for us, whether they spring from tech giants, new startups, or academic labs.
My journey to the West Coast started in a small English town called Wantage and took in the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, and five years writing and editing technology news coverage at New Scientist magazine.
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Corporations Going Totally Wireless
Mobile broadband services are becoming competitive with fixed data links—which means businesses should be able to cut their wired connections.
Why Can't Internet Ads Be Sold like TV Commercials?
How venture-backed Brand.net spotted Silicon Valley's blind spot and got brands to buy online advertising up to a year in advance.
A Cleaner Printout, with Some Extra Ads
HP's printers could soon tidy up Web pages for printing, while also inserting ads.
Apple Shows a Facebook Rival and Apple TV 2.0
Music-focused social network is linked to iTunes, and TV shows will rent for 99 cents.
Google Offers Cloud-Based Learning Engine
Providing developers with machine learning on tap could unleash a flood of smarter apps.
Intel Seeks Security in Silicon
Why would the chip giant buy antivirus firm McAfee?
Wireless Companies Could Use Your Friends
Mobile carriers might get marketing insights from studying whom you call and what device you use.
Ads that Match a Web Page's Images
Using the contents of images or videos to target Web ads could improve click-through.
Social vs. Market Norms at Reddit
Behavioral economics challenge the news aggregator's plan to make money.
